FLINTSHIRE politicians have pledged their support for plans to regenerate Buckley.

Town councillors Ron Hampson and Ian Peters have met Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sargeant and MP Mark Tami to look through the Buckley masterplan.

The plans would see a major supermarket built in the town, the shopping precinct extended and a new ‘community hub’ created.

Mr Tami said: “The proposals put forward are very exciting and impressive and I hope it all comes to fruition.

“Buckley is one of Flintshire’s biggest towns and deserves to have money spent improving the facilities for everyone in the area.”

Cllr Hampson said the next stage of the regeneration plans was to appoint a developer.

“Since we called the public meeting with Mark Tami and Carl Sargeant last year things have moved forward quite quickly and we need to keep the momentum up because Buckley has been left behind for long enough,” he said.

“We need to appoint a developer quickly and we desperately need to get the supermarket started off.”

Consultancy firm Urban Practitioners displayed its plans for the town at an exhibition in January.

Mr Sargeant said: “Buckley deserves a town that everyone can feel proud of and that serves not only the people of Buckley but the wider community.

“We look forward to seeing the project flourish in years to come.”

Cllr Peters said he was impressed with the plans and hoped all interested parties would support the scheme.

Flintshire County Council is now looking for residents’ views on the Buckley Development Brief, which can be viewed online at www.flintshire.gov.uk.